HU-FRIEDY EHB13/14Recalls & reported problems
Hu-Friedy Mfg. CO., LLC · #13/14 Heidbrink DE Root Tip Pick · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10889950009779), received between Aug 16, 2023 and Nov 15, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 15, 2024Break; Break
USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE TIP BROKE AND ENDED UP IN PATIENT'S NASAL CAVITY. THE DOCTOR WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT. THE PATIENT WENT TO ER AND WAS PUT ON ANTIBIOTICS. PATIENT WILL BE REEVALUATED IN 2 WEEKS.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 20694530 ↗MalfunctionAug 16, 2023Break; Break
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING A DENTAL PROCEDURE THE USER FACILITY WAS USING THEIR 13/14 HEIDBRINK ROOT TIP PICK TO REMOVE THE PATIENT'S TOOTH WHEN THE TIP DETACHED AND BECAME STUCK IN THE PATIENT'S MOUTH. THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT WILL RETURN TO HAVE THE TIP REMOVED. TO DATE, HU-FRIEDY HAS NOT RECEIVED CONFIRMATION FROM THE USER FACILITY THAT THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 17556429 ↗
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- N/A 09-0259Biomet Microfixation, Inc · ELEVATOR, SURGICAL, DENTAL8 reports
- N/A 09-0258Biomet Microfixation, Inc · ELEVATOR, SURGICAL, DENTAL8 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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